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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicKhanun

Topic: Khanun

In Japan’s Okinawa & Kagoshima, Typhoon Khanun kills 2; 166,000 homes out of power

Typhoon Khanun also forced schools and businesses to shut in northern Taiwan on Thursday, with nearly 40 international flights being cancelled.

One dead, 11 injured as Typhoon Khanun crosses Japan’s Okinawa, knocks out power

Typhoon Khanun comes just days after the region was hit by typhoon Doksuri, which slammed northern China in one of the worst storms in over a decade.

Typhoon Khanun approaches Japan’s Okinawa; flights cancelled, residents urged to evacuate

With predictions of gusts of up to 65 meters/second, the typhoon moved slowly northwest, with at least 20,000 people affected in Naha city alone. Its airport was closed Tuesday.

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China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

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